The Penn's Grove record., 1887-07-09
Diseased Cows

state veterinary uIgeO ana a MEM
her of the staff Of the L. ;. Bureau Of
Animal Industry. made an astonishing
report last week TO the Camden Board
Of Health that there were many cows
throughout the State suffering from
tuberculosis or tubercular consumption.
He has ISSUED a report showing their
has been hfty-three cases in eight IA
! ties eight Of them having been in Salem
county within a year.
Pine Camden Board of Health has
decided to act IN conjunction with DIR.
Miller in procuring the passage of a law
by the New Jersey Legislature for the
appointment Of meat and milk inspec-
tors, with authority to take such meas
ures as may be necessary to prevent
the spread Of the disease.
The affection belongs to the category
of blood diseases. tuberculosis, APP
pears to be capable of hereditary trans
mission. Cows of an altenuated form,
lin and spare figure, finely bred and of
dainty habits, frequently breed calves
which in adult age become affected
/ with the disease. Nevertheless, tuber-
eulosis appears at times to be totally
independent of such influence; yet its
origin is u~naccounted uuder constirG-
tional peculiarities.
Animals which are abundant mixers
are more susceptible to the disease,
and that the milk is OF IA very inferior
quality, blue and watery, and destitute
of that amount Of nutrition which 1t is
generally Supposed to possess, and det-
rimental to health.
Not only is the disease impaired to
the human being i'll milk, but it is al
SO spread by the use Of the meat which
is daily used in Camden end Philadel-
phia and sold by some of the most re-
liable butchers who are ignorant of the
kind of meat they are selling. This
meat is freely sold in all cities and
there is no law to prevent it, either
state OF national.
The disease is more readily transmit
ted to children than to adults, and par
ents should be careful from whom they
purchase their milk. The only way 10
prevent the disease is by killing the
COWS, as it will spread to all of the bo-
vine species, and although the Govern
ment, has not yet given to anyone the
authority to direct the killing of infect
ed cattle, the public health demands
it, The matter must receive the early
attention. OF our authorities or the dis
ease will spread to such an alarming
extent that i'll time it will become
epidemic. There is no section OF the
state free from it, and while looking
amongst heards for contagious pleuro.
pneumonia | have come across hun
dreds of cases of tuberculosis. In most
of Those cases | have advised the own
ers to kill the animals. In case
| advised a dialyman TO kill aeoW and
lie did so. | called at his farm again
and saw another COW suffering from
tuberculosis, and | advised him to kill
the second one.
There is no law compelling me TO
kill it on authorizing YOU to condemn
it, replied the dairyman is refusal, He
is to-day selling milk from the COW be-
cause there is no law to prevent it.
Is there any possible way Of testing
or finding out at the butchers OF milk
mans when disease is in the milk or
meat?
Only by chemical analysis, replied
the Doctor and that is the reason ]
want milk and meat inspectors appoint
led SO that they can examine the meat
and milk and protect the public. The
COWS so affected ought to be killed and
burned or buried instead of being put
on the butchers block for sale.
During the past two years, DR.. Mil
Ter said, he had seen hundreds Of cases
of tuberculosis, and had made some
notes of cases found by him during
the past twelve months. In some
herds it is more easily traceable than in
others. The higher the breed the
worse is the disease aud the more dan
gerous the milk. The first ease discov-
cred by DR.. Miller was in Hadaontleld'
No efforts were made to eradicate it
as he had no authority, and now the
disease has spread Throughout Cam
den County and the milk is sold i'll
Philadelphia and Camden.
This disease, said Dr.. Francis Bridge
State veterinary surgeon of Pennsyl-
yania, is the most to be dreaded OF
any of those to which cattle are sub
iect. Pleuro-pneumonIa kills the cat
tie, but it is not dangerous to human
life, and ever the meat of Il COW affec-
ted with that disease, when eaten, is
not harmful on that account Both
the meat and milk OF cattle affected
with tuberculosis will plant the germs
of the disease in the human system.
Thousands of babies who are brought
up on cows milk thus get the seeds
of consumption into their systems.
State News.
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